Environment Next

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The change in classification would require generators of oily wastewater to test their wastewater to determine both the percentage of used oil and whether the remainder of the wastewater has hazardous waste characteristics. First, the process of determining whether the water consisted of used oil or hazardous waste would be fraught.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The Governor made clear any energy policy supported by his Administration must meet his three-part test of protecting and creating energy jobs; taking real action to address climate change; and ensuring reliable, affordable power for consumers in the long term.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2021

Bedrock federal environmental, health, and safety laws have gaping loopholes and exemptions that allow radioactive oil and gas materials to go virtually unregulated, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act that governs waste management, the Atomic Energy Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the Clean Air Act.

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Acoel

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Croix and in South Carolina, EPA invoked Section 303 of the Clean Air Act, which provides for the issuance of an emergency order in response to an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health or welfare, to require immediate actions to either pause operations or reduce emissions from the facilities. In actions in St.

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Environment Next

AUGUST 17, 2021

Emissions testing had not previously been done because the vast majority of the approximate 250-300 shredders throughout the U.S. are not equipped with emissions capture systems that could capture and route shredder exhaust gases through a stack or vent where VOC emissions can be measured in accordance with USEPA-approved test methods.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2023

"And if you look at the long-term air monitoring data, again, the passive air monitoring systems that are PAMs that's being collected at the downwind community adjacent fenceline, the average levels of benzene and other chemicals tested in this area are below levels that would suggest a long-term health concern,” said Dr. Kuhlman.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Of Justice Indicts Erie Coke (Coal) And Corporate Officer For Violating Federal Clean Air Act Over 4 Years EPA To Host Dec. Of Justice Indicts Erie Coke (Coal) And Corporate Officer For Violating Federal Clean Air Act Over 4 Years EPA To Host Dec.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Act thus required EPA to issue federal plans, and to do so promptly so as to provide downwind states the necessary help in meeting their own statutory air quality attainment deadlines. The Clean Air Act directs lawsuits challenging EPA’s disapprovals of the inadequate state plans to the D.C.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The research team developed a new technology trend model that made it possible to test an idea like that of the students using a big dataset. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and stream sulfate concentrations taken by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Clean Water.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This rule was a clear opportunity to exercise the Agency’s authority under the Clean Air Act to promote the most advanced emissions reductions technology. The new rule will require a 35 mg NO X /bhp-hr emissions on the current test procedure, compared to 200 mg NO X /bhp-hr for today’s new trucks, a reduction on paper of 82.5

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Law Columbia

APRIL 18, 2023

This approach should not be preempted by EPCA; EPCA pertains to energy standards, while New York City’s standard is an air emissions standard. Air pollution is governed at the federal, state, and sometimes local levels, and the relevant federal statute is the U.S. Clean Air Act, not EPCA.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The goal of the Clean Air Act is to achieve national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS), with the primary requirement being protection of public health. As our understanding of the health effects of air pollution has improved, there has been a general trend toward tightening the standards.

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

Circuit also rejected EPA’s argument that the court did not have authority to review stays issued under Section 307(d)(7)(D) of the Clean Air Act. Fourth Circuit Said West Virginia District Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Consider Coal Companies’ Clean Air Act Jobs Study Lawsuit. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS.

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Law Columbia

MAY 12, 2023

This is because they argue that the claims are actually federal common law claims and federal common law climate claims are displaced by the Clean Air Act. A key point of this analysis, known as the Grable test , is whether the plaintiffs’ claims necessarily raise a disputed and substantial question of federal law.

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Legal Planet

JULY 20, 2023

Both the car and power plant regulations involve major portions of the economy, but that is a normal attribute of Clean Air Act regulations. EPA does not claim “virtually unlimited power to rewrite” the Clean Air Act. And both are involve large compliance costs, though again that isn’t unusual.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 8, 2024

refinery to settle federal charges that it violated the Clean Air Act, the US Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency said May 1. Issued on: 09/01/2024 - 17:26 2 min Corporation TotalEnergies S.E. Total to pay $2.9 agreed to pay $2.9

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Under the federal Clean Air Act, plaintiffs must send notices of intent to sue at least 60 days before filing a complaint in federal court. In addition, public records show that Shell released soot and other “visible emissions” that violate limits in its permit and the Clean Air Act.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Some are concerned with placing limitations on emissions (as some countries now include emissions tests for annual vehicle safety checks) while others are enacted to eliminate it altogether. The Clean Air Act is an excellent example of this following the publication of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The third reason is a bit of a puzzler: “Testing requirements to ensure battery and fuel cell performance over the useful life of a ZEV are important to ensure the zero-emissions tailpipe performance for which they are generating NOX credits.”

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 17, 2023

Given the requirement of additional disclosures in the footnotes to audited financial statements, independent auditors would also need to grapple with the new disclosure requirements, adding procedures to their audit program designed to test the new required disclosures.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 21, 2023

But whatever the reason, the two laws will test the federal government’s ability to buy its way into a decarbonized economy. Similarly, as our panelist Dustin Maghamfar has written , the IRA amends the Clean Air Act in ways that will have a qualitative impact.

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Montrose

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Additional services that may be provided by the team include regulatory support for Clean Water Act, Resources Conservation and Recovery Act, Comprehensive Environmental Restoration Compensation and Liability Act, Clean Air Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Oil Pollution Act, and other federal, state, and local environmental programs.

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Environmental Science

JULY 30, 2018

How the environment is tested. What we think about as “chemical contamination” today, was typically measured with a wet chemistry test for “phenols” and for “oil and grease.” Clean Water Act. The stated goal of the Clean Water Act is “zero discharge.” The Clean Air Act. Limitations.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Volkswagen settles emissions class action with three-quarters of claimants Reuters | April 20, 2020 Volkswagen has reached settlements with 200,000 of the 260,000 claimants participating in a class action lawsuit brought by German consumer group VZBV over the carmaker's rigging of diesel emissions tests, the carmaker said on Monday.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Volkswagen settles emissions class action with three-quarters of claimants Reuters | April 20, 2020 Volkswagen has reached settlements with 200,000 of the 260,000 claimants participating in a class action lawsuit brought by German consumer group VZBV over the carmaker's rigging of diesel emissions tests, the carmaker said on Monday.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Volkswagen settles emissions class action with three-quarters of claimants Reuters | April 20, 2020 Volkswagen has reached settlements with 200,000 of the 260,000 claimants participating in a class action lawsuit brought by German consumer group VZBV over the carmaker's rigging of diesel emissions tests, the carmaker said on Monday.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Volkswagen settles emissions class action with three-quarters of claimants Reuters | April 20, 2020 Volkswagen has reached settlements with 200,000 of the 260,000 claimants participating in a class action lawsuit brought by German consumer group VZBV over the carmaker's rigging of diesel emissions tests, the carmaker said on Monday.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Volkswagen settles emissions class action with three-quarters of claimants Reuters | April 20, 2020 Volkswagen has reached settlements with 200,000 of the 260,000 claimants participating in a class action lawsuit brought by German consumer group VZBV over the carmaker's rigging of diesel emissions tests, the carmaker said on Monday.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Volkswagen settles emissions class action with three-quarters of claimants Reuters | April 20, 2020 Volkswagen has reached settlements with 200,000 of the 260,000 claimants participating in a class action lawsuit brought by German consumer group VZBV over the carmaker's rigging of diesel emissions tests, the carmaker said on Monday.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Volkswagen settles emissions class action with three-quarters of claimants Reuters | April 20, 2020 Volkswagen has reached settlements with 200,000 of the 260,000 claimants participating in a class action lawsuit brought by German consumer group VZBV over the carmaker's rigging of diesel emissions tests, the carmaker said on Monday.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Germany: Volkswagen settles emissions class action with three-quarters of claimants Reuters | April 20, 2020 Volkswagen has reached settlements with 200,000 of the 260,000 claimants participating in a class action lawsuit brought by German consumer group VZBV over the carmaker's rigging of diesel emissions tests, the carmaker said on Monday.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Germany: Volkswagen settles emissions class action with three-quarters of claimants Reuters | April 20, 2020 Volkswagen has reached settlements with 200,000 of the 260,000 claimants participating in a class action lawsuit brought by German consumer group VZBV over the carmaker's rigging of diesel emissions tests, the carmaker said on Monday.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Differences between setting fuel economy and emissions standards Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is obligated to reduce pollution from mobile sources like passenger cars and trucks when those emissions are a risk to public health and/or welfare.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

EPA is an effort by conservative states and fuel suppliers to block EPA regulations of greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act. I’m an appellate litigator with a focus on climate and Clean Air Act cases. Q: Hi, Sean. For about 15 years I’ve been practicing in a very small firm.

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Ohio Environmental Law

OCTOBER 23, 2021

EPA will develop a National PFAS Testing Strategy. Evaluate whether PFAS Compounds should be Designated “Hazardous Air Pollutants” under the Clean Air Act. The Clean Air Act requires EPA to regulate emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), which are. There are currently 187 HAPs.

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Environmental and Urban Economics

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The Gruenspecht effect refers to an economist who in his Yale PHD thesis argued that the Clean Air Act can unintentionally make air pollution worse in the short run if car drivers keep their old cars longer because regulation raises the price of new cars (a regulation induced substitution effect).

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E2 Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

It is likely that NYSDEC will answer that question in the negative, arguing that the existing mandates in New York’s Environmental Conservation Law already evince a state policy aimed to afford New Yorkers clean air, clean water, and a healthful environment. 1973), aff’d , 361 A.2d 2d 263 (Pa. Envt’l Def. Commonwealth , 161 A.3d

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